ZIP 95073 recorded 7 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 294 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Santa Cruz County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
294 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56 | |
| 2022 | 79 | |
| 2023 | 74 | |
| 2024 | 78 | |
| 2025 | 7 |
Jan peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 95073 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 55 | 18.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 30 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 25 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 23 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 20 | 6.8% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 95073 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 15 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 5 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 25 | 35.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 30 | 42.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Candle | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 19.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 95073 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $69,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 95073.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soquel | 274 | |
| 2 | Santa Cruz | 14 | |
| 3 | Capitola | 3 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 294 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.